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Homestead Act of 1862
The Homestead Act was passed by Congress in 1862. The purpose for the Homstead Act, was to have settlers by land. There was 160 free acres of land for the settlers to buy and settle on. -
Fetterman Massacre
From 1865 to 1867, the Souix, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors, were in process of attacking. In order to fight back against the Souix, there were troops stationed at a fort on the Bozeman Trail in Montana. While the troops were being stationed, there was a Souix military leader, called Crazy Horse, tricked the forts commander into sending 80 soldiers into pursuit. While the soldiers were going into pursuit, there were hundreds of warriors waiting to take all of the soldiers out. -
Ghost Dance
In South Dakota on 1890, the Sioux would express their culture by doing a dance called the "Ghost Dance." Although, the dance ment that their culture was being destroyed. The "Ghost Dance" was later banned because the officials found out abou the dances meaning. The officials arrested the Siouxs' chief, Sitting Bull, and then the shot him. The cause for the Sioux to do the culture dance was to regain their former greatness to the Wovoke. -
Wounded Knee
On December 29, 1890 in Southwestern South Dakota, all of the Souix met at a creek called the Wounded Knee. The Wounded Knee creek was the location of the Whites and Native Americans ended fighting between them. While the Sioux were at the Wounded Knee creek, the army went there to gather weapons from the Sioux. The Souix and the Army were both at the Wounded Knee, there was a one shot fired, and after that, tere were over 200 Sioux and 25 soldiers were killed. The Native Americans lost fighitng
